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ADDIS ABABA, DECEMBER 16, 2021 — Ethiopian Federal Police announced that it has arrested the Associated Press (AP) journalists suspected of promoting the terrorist group Oromo Liberation Army (OLA) also known as Shene, according to a report from FBC. Inspector Tesfaye Olani, head of the Terrorism Investigation Bureau at the Crime Investigation Division of the Federal Police, said the suspects were arrested because of their promotional works for the group designated as a terrorist organization by the Ethiopian Parliament. The arrested suspects were Amir Aman,Thomas Engeda and Addisu Muluneh.  The journalists were filming the military movement of the OLA terrorist organization in Midakegn, Oromia region, and then they would send their information to Khalid Kazziha, an Egyptian working as AP's East African Senior News Manager, who is stationed in Nairobi, Kenya. The inspector said the suspects were stationed in Addis Ababa when they were contacted by the Egyptian journalist, who was

  ADDIS ABABA, DECEMBER 16, 2021 — The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ethiopia called on ambassadors of African countries in Addis Ababa, on Wednesday morning, to protest the European Union's request to the United Nation Human Rights Council to hold a special session on Ethiopia. On December 13, the European Union (EU) requested the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) to convene a special session of the Human Rights Council on what it called a 'worsening conflict and humanitarian situation' in Ethiopia. The EU sent request to the president of the 47-member rights body, called for a session to be held tomorrow, Friday, December 17.  Although, it was backed by 17 HRC member states none of the Africa's 13 representatives in the 47-member body of the UN, based in Geneva, backed the proposal. "The call is politically motivated and ignores all the Ethiopian government's commitment to applying the recommendations of the joint UN-EHRC investigative report on

ADDIS ABABA, DECEMBER 16, 2021 — Senator Jim Inhofe, during his speech on Senate Floor, said the Biden administration should take real steps to undo the sanctions against the democratically elected government of Ethiopia and roll back the termination of The African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) benefits.   Full speech text below. --- I’ve spoken several times about the situation in Ethiopia this year. It’s a nation that’s close to my heart for a lot of different reasons. If you’re trying to understand the politics behind what’s happening on the ground, it’s very complicated. But what’s not complicated is that the human suffering happening is heartbreaking. Women, children, and the elderly – many weak and vulnerable people are being caught up in a war. They’re dying. It’s awful. I pray the violence stops very quickly and call all who feel the same to join me. One of my big criticisms of our State Department is that they tend to go around the world telling other countries what they

ADDIS ABABA, DECEMBER 15, 2021 — More than 10 members of the Daesh (ISIS) terrorist group operating in Delomena Woreda, West Bale Zone, Oromia Region, have been arrested, according to a report from Ethiopian Press Agency (EPA). According to the source, 6 AK-47 were seized with 850 rounds of ammunition in a joint operation with the security forces yesterday. The sources added that the National Intelligence and Security Service (NISS) and the Oromia Regional Police Commission have coordinated the operation to arrest the weapons and terrorists.  Daesh members caught in January, 2021 [Picture: EBC] This was not the first time that the global terrorist group attempted to infiltrate into Ethiopia. Earlier this year, on January, a group of Ethiopians linked to Daesh were captured with arms and ammunition. They were trained with Daesh ideology and they were received military. They were caught operating at the same district, Delomena, as the ones that are reported to have been caught today.

ADDIS ABABA, DECEMBER 15, 2021 — Ethiopia's Ministry of Health (MoH) called on all Ethiopians and friends of Ethiopia to help it rebuild and restore thousands of damaged health facilities in Amhara and Afar regions. The Tigray People's Liberation Front (TPLF) terrorists, in just five months, have destroyed more than three thousand health facilities during their occupation of parts of Afar and Amhara regions. In Afar, they destroyed 60 health centers while they destroyed 40 hospitals, 453 health stations, 1,850 health posts, 4 blood banks and 1 oxygen factory in Amhara region. They also looted and damaged medical equipment and other supplies. According to our information so far, said the Ministry of Health, more than 2,700 health facilities are out of service and the number is expected to be higher than this figure when areas currently inaccessible to the government are included.  As a result of the extensive damage and raiding done to the health facilities, access to health c

  ADDIS ABABA, DECEMBER 14, 2021 — Ethiopia requested the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) and the World Health Organization (WHO) to expose the destruction caused by the Tigray People's Liberation Front (TPLF) terrorists in Afar and Amhara regions. Yoseph Kassyae, the Director-General for International Organizations at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, today held discussions with the heads of the UNESCO, Dr. Yumiko Yokozeki, and WHO, Dr. Boureima H. Sambo in Addis Ababa. During the discussions, Ethiopia expressed its concerns over the reluctance of these agencies in revealing the damages caused by the TPLF terrorist group in Tigray, Amhara, and the Afar Regional States on the country’s cultural heritage and health facilities.  The destruction and looting of properties, including economic, social, and cultural assets by the TPLF have been a source of serious concern, said the Director-General, adding that the failure by the international com

  ADDIS ABABA, DECEMBER 14 — According to the Somali Region Drought Response Plan December 2021, up to 3.3 million people are likely to require food assistance in the next three months. While 2.2 million people are facing water shortages and need urgent water trucking. 173,000 children under 5 years of age and pregnant and lactating women are malnourished. 62,000 livestock have died, signalling growing stresses and vulnerability to human populations. These challenges are exacerbating longer-term difficulties linked to COVID­19, inflation, desert locust invasions, poor infrastructure, and drought. 'The Somali Regional State government has provided 200 million Ethiopian Birr for a range of activities including water trucking and animal feed," said President Mustafa Omer of Somali region. "This drought comes at a very unfortunate moment for my region — just as we are beginning to reap the fruits of peace and stability. If we fail to respond quickly and fully, the livelihoods

ADDIS ABABA, DECEMBER 14, 2021 — Two orphans, in Gode, Somali region, narrate family loss and horror as fathers killed in cold blood by army commanders of the Tigray People's Liberation Front (TPLF) during the time they held power. Engineer Ahmed Mirad Leyli Now Mayor of Gode town: his father, a respected community elder and leader Ugas Mirad Leyli, was killed by TPLF forces in Gode town. What made this killing stand out from the thousands of others that TPLF were committing in the region was the fact that at the time of the execution, the President the region was Ugas Abdirahman Ugas Muhumed Qani. Mirad was the uncle of the President, but the President’s plea was brushed aside by lowly TPLF army commanders. It was a criminal contempt which from the very outset showed every somali what the TPLF stands for and how disrespectful it was for those it conquered and colonized.  Abdullahi Mukhtar Adan Now the Speaker of Gode City Administration: his father, Mukhtar Adan Geeddan, who was

The TPLF terrorists have massacred civilians, raped women, destroyed civilian infrastructure including hospitals and schools in Afar and Amhara but received no condemnation from the EU.   ADDIS ABABA, DECEMBER 13 — The European Union (EU) requested the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) to convene a special session of the Human Rights Council on what it called a 'worsening conflict and humanitarian situation' in Ethiopia. The EU sent request to the president of the 47-member rights body, called for a session to be held this Friday, December 17. It was backed by 17 HRC member states – more than the third needed to convene a session – and 35 countries with observer status. But none of the Africa’s 13 representatives in the 47-member body of the UN, based in Geneva, backed a proposal to have the Human Rights Council discuss Ethiopia as had been proposed by the European Union. “In light of the aggravating situation we believe the international community has a moral obl

  ADDIS ABABA, DECEMBER 13, 2021 - Tigray People's Liberation Front (TPLF) has destroyed more than three thousand health facilities during its occupation of parts of Afar and Amhara regions in the past five months. In Afar, it destroyed 60 health centers while 40 hospitals, 453 health stations, 1,850 health posts, 4 blood banks and 1 oxygen factory were destroyed in Amhara region. Dessie Specialized Hospital was established 80 years ago to serve 10 million citizens from Amhara, Tigray and Afar regions. It was the only specialized hospital in east Amhara. Unfortunately, it was looted and destroyed by the TPLF terrorists. "They have stolen expensive equipment worth millions such as the ventilators used in ICU. We had seven of them. They have stolen all of them. The warehouses were looted. They have taken our anesthesia machines and we cannot conduct surgery anymore.", said Dr. Haymanot Ayele, Director of the Dessie Specialized Hospital. "We receive 450,000 patients in

A school in Weket Woreda, North Wollo, Amhara, looted and ransacked by the TPLF terrorists [Picture: Ministry of Education] ADDIS ABABA, DECEMBER 12, 2021 - The Ethiopian Sports Federation of North America pledges to donate 350,000 USD over 5 years for school construction in areas impacted during the Tigray People's Liberation Front (TPLF) invasion in Amhara and Afar.  Ethiopian Sports Federation of North America board members "Thank You Ethiopian Sports Federation of North America Board & members for your generous immediate gift of $100 thousand & for total of $350 thousand over 5 years for school construction in areas impacted by TPLF terrorism in Ethiopia. You set a great example for all!", said Fitsum Arega, Ambassador of Ethiopia to the USA, Non-Resident Ambassador to Jamaica & Panama. Until the end of August, the TPLF terrorists destroyed over 7,000 schools in the Afar and Amhara regions of Ethiopia, according to the then Minister of Education, Geta

Left: Yitages Eshete and Eshete Moges ADDIS ABABA, DECEMBER 11, 2021 – Eshete Moges, 56, was a farmer and trader in Shewa Robit, who was martyred along with his son Yitages, 31, after killing over dozen TPLF terrorist fighters who invaded his home town. TPLF’s terror and ransacking has allowed many Ethiopians to distinguish between the faint-hearted and the valiant, those who remained resilient despite the odds. Eshete Moges and his son were among the latter who sacrificed their lives to protect their homeland from tyranny and humiliation. This is the story of bravery, of fatherhood and a story of every Ethiopian woman and man who fought and died while resisting the tyranny imposed on Ethiopia. Eshete Moges was born and raised at Sar Amba village, Kewet Woreda, North Shewa zone, Amhara region. It was at this village, which was close to Shewa Robit, where he chose to settle with his family earning his living as a farmer and a merchant. He led a respectable and modest life.   Es

  ADDIS ABABA, DECEMBER 11, 2021 – "When I lived in Addis I would photograph at churches on the sacred days on the EOTC calendar. The deeply spiritual occasions would draw hundreds if not thousands even to countryside churches. That is why the timing of the Chena massacre during Kidasse is incomprehensible" , said Jemal Countess, a Contract Photographer at Getty Images, as he took the above picture at Chena, Amhara region. Human Rights Watch has admitted in a recent report that the Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF) terrorist fighters have committed summary executions in Chenna and Kobo towns of Amhara region. The report said TPLF fighters summarily executed dozens of civilians in two towns they controlled in Ethiopia’s northern Amhara region between August 31 and September 9, 2021. Human Rights Watch called on the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) to establish an international investigative mechanism into abuses by all warring parties in the expanded Tigray